sicettan

sicettan

Old English

Etymology

From Anglo-Frisian *sikættjąn [ˈsi.kætʲ.tʲɑ̃n], a derivative of sīcan, "to sigh."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsit͡ʃ.et.tɑn/

Verb

siċettan

1. to sigh, groan

   Hēo siċette swā swā blǣstbielġ.

   She sighed like a pair of bellows.

   "Nān þing nis fulfremed," siċette se lȳtla æðeling.

   "Nothing is perfect," sighed the little prince.

   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Letter to Sigeweard"

     Þā begann se ealda incundlīċe siċettan, and mid wōpe wearþ witodlīċe ofergoten.

     Then the old man began to groan from deep within him, his face was covered with his own tears.

Conjugation

Conjugation of siċettan (weak class 1)

infinitive	siċettan	tō siċettenne
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	siċette	siċette
2nd-person singular	siċetst	siċettest
3rd-person singular	siċett	siċette
plural	siċettaþ	siċetton
subjunctive	present	past
singular	siċette	siċette
plural	siċetten	siċetten
imperative
singular	siċete
plural	siċettaþ
participle	present	past
	siċettende	(ġe)siċett

Derived terms

• siċettung